Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Timor-Leste

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
32 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
14 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/AAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Legal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1975
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